Risk & Compliance

Articles

4 Oct 2011

Djanogly accused over brother-in-law's claims management business

Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly is facing conflict of interest claims over two management firms, Going Legal and Legal Link Introductory Services, owned by his brother-in-law, Ben Silk.

27 Sept 2011

Don't lose your partnership or LLP agreement through carelessness

By Roderick I'Anson Banks, Barrister, Partnership Counsel

27 Sept 2011

Managing screens

Partner Simon Chester of Heenan Blaikie explores the challenges of knowledge sharing and professionalism in a screened environment

27 Sept 2011

Loaded gun

Everybody does it – don't they? John Taylor discusses the triggers of fraud in law firms

12 Sept 2011

Name this firm

Calls by consumer organisations for solicitors with poor service records to be named and shamed have been ignored by the profession's watchdog. This could be about to change but would publication achieve the desired effect? Solicitors Journal asks three stakeholders

27 Jun 2011

The duty of good faith: to be or not to be?

By Roderick I'Anson Banks, Barrister, Partnership Counsel

27 Jun 2011

Dishonest partners test a firm's culture and systems

By Michelle Chance, Partner, Kingsley Napley

22 Jun 2011

Lawyers more trusted than accountants, LSB consumer panel says

A survey of 1,277 people by YouGov for the LSB's consumer panel has found that 47 per cent 'generally trust' lawyers to tell the truth, two per cent more than accountants.